# IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement

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Publication Year: 2012, Page(s):C1 - 2337
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• ### IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement publication information

Publication Year: 2012, Page(s): C2
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• ### Special Section on Sensor Applications

Publication Year: 2012, Page(s): 2338
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• ### Growth of Polypyrrole–Horseradish Peroxidase Microstructures for $hbox{H}_{2}hbox{O}_{2}$ Biosensor

Publication Year: 2012, Page(s):2339 - 2345
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Conducting polymer microstructures for enzymatic biosensors are developed by a facile electrochemical route. Horseradish peroxide (HRP)-entrapped polypyrrole (PPy) films with bowl-shaped microstructures are developed on stainless steel (SS 304) substrates by a single-step process. Potentiodynamic scanning/cyclic voltammetry is used for generation of PPy microstructures using electrogenerated oxyge... View full abstract»

• ### Nondestructive Testing of Train Wheels Using Vertical Magnetization and Differential-Type Hall-Sensor Array

Publication Year: 2012, Page(s):2346 - 2353
Cited by:  Papers (5)
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This study proposes a differential-type Hall-sensor array and vertical magnetizers used to improve the detection ability of crack in express-train wheels. In addition, exclusive parallel signal-conditioning circuits, analog-to-digital converting circuits, and interface were developed to reduce measurement time. The permanent magnet applies a vertical magnetic field on the wheel, while the differen... View full abstract»

• ### Wireless Measurement Electronics for Passive Temperature Sensor

Publication Year: 2012, Page(s):2354 - 2361
Cited by:  Papers (16)
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High-temperature measurement systems do not allow the use of traditional measurement techniques. In the presence of high temperatures, the proper functioning of electronics is compromised. Furthermore, if the measurement environment is also hermetic, the traditional cabled measurement technique cannot be adopted. In this paper, a system composed by a passive sensor placed in the harsh environment ... View full abstract»

• ### Neural Network-Based Interface Level Measurement in Pipes Using Peripherally Distributed Set of Electrodes Sensed Symmetrically and Asymmetrically

Publication Year: 2012, Page(s):2362 - 2373
Cited by:  Papers (6)
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Pipe separators are currently being assessed as substitutes for conventional separators in the oil and gas industry for the separation of gas, oil, and water. In the process of separation, the interface levels between the different media are important measurands to be monitored to optimize the separation process. Electrical capacitance tomography (ECT) without too much focus on tomograms can be us... View full abstract»

• ### An Electronic System to Heat MOX Sensors With Synchronized and Programmable Thermal Profiles

Publication Year: 2012, Page(s):2374 - 2383
Cited by:  Papers (9)
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Metal oxide (MOX) sensors are widely used in several application fields: environmental monitoring, home automation, food control, and so on. Research activities in this topic are oriented toward new materials and nanotechnologies, thus requiring new instruments for the sensor characterization and management. Often, in order to improve selectivity, sensitivity, stability, the sensor is heated accor... View full abstract»

• ### Output Signal Prediction of an Open-Ended Coaxial Probe When Scanning Arbitrary-Shape Surface Cracks in Metals

Publication Year: 2012, Page(s):2384 - 2391
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A subdomain method of moment formulation is proposed to model the problem of an open-ended coaxial probe radiating into a metal with a surface-breaking crack of arbitrary depth profile. The proposed formulation is capable of treating effectively the unknown magnetic current over the arbitrary-shape common aperture. By using the dyadic Green's function, it is sufficient to discretize the common ape... View full abstract»

• ### Energy-Efficient Compressive State Recovery From Sparsely Noisy Measurements

Publication Year: 2012, Page(s):2392 - 2400
Cited by:  Papers (4)
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The compressive sensing theory has been intensively inspired to develop new methods and applications. Energy conservation for every node and overall energy consumption in the network is one of the main design issues in such networks. In large-scale sensor networks, information is relatively sparse compared with the number of nodes. In such networks, the state recovery problem can be recast as a sp... View full abstract»

• ### Blind Timing Skew Estimation Using Source Spectrum Sparsity in Time-Interleaved ADCs

Publication Year: 2012, Page(s):2401 - 2412
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Timing skews in time-interleaved analog-to-digital converter (ADC) (TIADC) greatly degrade the spurious-free dynamic range of the TIADC, which can be improved effectively by digital compensation algorithms. Literature review shows that many nonblind compensation algorithms required the accurate timing skew parameters measured before the compensation process. In this paper, the blind timing skew es... View full abstract»

• ### Low-Level Sinusoidal Signal Detection From a High-Resolution Virtual Spectral Image Using Autoregressive Vector Extrapolation

Publication Year: 2012, Page(s):2413 - 2421
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A new high-resolution virtual spectral imaging technique is able to resolve a closely spaced dominant and low-level sinusoidal signal (power spread of up to 15 dB) in harsh signal-to-noise ratio environments with limited samples where a high-resolution 2-D autoregressive (AR) spectral estimation algorithm failed. This feat is accomplished by applying a 2-D fast Fourier transform to an expanded 2-D... View full abstract»

• ### Determination of the Propagation Constant From Single-Ended Line Test Data

Publication Year: 2012, Page(s):2422 - 2427
Cited by:  Patents (1)
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This paper presents a numerical method, here, called recursive obliquely moving approximation (ROMA), for determining the propagation constant from single-ended line test measurements. The method is based on deriving an equation binding the input impedance of the open-ended transmission line and the characteristic impedance with the line propagation constant. The algorithm solving this equation re... View full abstract»

• ### Accurate One-Way Delay Estimation: Limitations and Improvements

Publication Year: 2012, Page(s):2428 - 2435
Cited by:  Papers (4)
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The one-way delay (OWD) is a crucial parameter in interactive multimedia communications to assess the end users' perception of quality. Precise OWD measurement is a challenge in asymmetric networks in which endpoints are not coordinated and usually without clock synchronization. A usual method estimates the OWD for two endpoints of a connection as equal to one half of the round-trip time, which is... View full abstract»

• ### A Subspace-Based Dynamic Phasor Estimator for Synchrophasor Application

Publication Year: 2012, Page(s):2436 - 2445
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In this paper, estimation of dynamic phasors, under power-system oscillations, has been proposed using subspace-based techniques. A high sampling rate and few modifications in the subspace-based techniques are suggested to estimate the voltage phasor with a fundamental frequency component without using antialiasing filter to the input signal. The total least squares estimation of signal parameters... View full abstract»

• ### A Digital Image Stabilization Method Based on the Hilbert–Huang Transform

Publication Year: 2012, Page(s):2446 - 2457
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In this paper, an innovative technique for digital image stabilization (DIS) based on the Hilbert-Huang transform (HHT) is proposed. It exploits the basic features of the HHT in order to separate the local motion signal obtained from an image sequence into two different motion vectors. A variety of embedded systems equipped with a digital image sensor, such as handheld cameras, mobile phones, and ... View full abstract»

• ### Reconfigurable SoC-Based Smart Sensor for Wavelet and Wavelet Packet Analysis

Publication Year: 2012, Page(s):2458 - 2468
Cited by:  Papers (5)
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Modern monitoring systems require high-performance instrumentation, low-cost primary sensors, online signal processing, portability, and versatility. Smart sensor utilization is an approach to comply with these features. From an industrial point of view, voltage, electric current, and vibrations are signals commonly analyzed during system monitoring, and wavelet and wavelet packet transforms are p... View full abstract»

• ### An Implementation of SOPC-Based Neural Monitoring System

Publication Year: 2012, Page(s):2469 - 2475
Cited by:  Papers (1)
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Neurosurgery is an important way to save life in clinical application. As a novel assistant technology for neurosurgery, neural monitoring is used to real-time observe neural state to prevent nerve injury. In this paper, a neural monitoring electronic system based on the methodology of system on programmable chip is presented. On the system, analog and digital circuits are integrated, whereas fiel... View full abstract»

• ### A New Measurement System for the Perpendicular Complex Permittivity to DUT Sheet by Stripline Simulation

Publication Year: 2012, Page(s):2476 - 2482
Cited by:  Papers (5)
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The relative dielectric constant εr is calculated by quasi-static and frequency-dependent hybrid-mode analysis of two layers of dielectric materials (a sample material and a resonator base material) after measuring the rate of change of the resonating frequency of a sheet material under test sandwiched between a sheet metal and a calibrated stripline resonator. This method corrects t... View full abstract»

• ### Measurement of Resistance and Capacitance of MOX Sensors With High Sampling Rate

Publication Year: 2012, Page(s):2483 - 2491
Cited by:  Papers (4)
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Resistive chemical sensors, such as metal oxide (MOX) devices, usually exhibit resistance values within a wide range, from tens of kilohms to tens of gigohms. This is due, for example, to the different sensor material, manufacturing, working temperature, and so on. Electronic interfaces based on the resistance-to-time conversion (RTC) technique are widely used to handle such sensors, thanks to the... View full abstract»

• ### A Holistic Self-Calibration Algorithm for $xy$ Precision Metrology Systems

Publication Year: 2012, Page(s):2492 - 2500
Cited by:  Papers (8)
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Self-calibration technology is an important approach with the utilization of an artifact plate with mark positions that are not precisely known to calibrate the precision metrology system. In this paper, we study the self-calibration of xy precision metrology systems and present a holistic self-calibration algorithm based on the least squares method. The proposed strategy utilizes three tra... View full abstract»

• ### Three-Axial Accelerometer Calibration Using Kalman Filter Covariance Matrix for Online Estimation of Optimal Sensor Orientation

Publication Year: 2012, Page(s):2501 - 2511
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Inexpensive inertial/magnetic measurement units can be found in numerous applications and are typically used to determine orientation. Due to the presence of nonidealities in measurement systems, the calibration of the sensor is thus needed to determine sensor parameters such as bias, misalignment, and gain/sensitivity. In this paper, an online automatic calibration method for a three-axial accele... View full abstract»

• ### Traceable Technique to Calibrate Clamp Meters in AC Current From 100 to 1500 A

Publication Year: 2012, Page(s):2512 - 2518
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A measurement technique to calibrate current clamp meters in ac current in the measurement range from 100 to 1500 A at 50 Hz has been developed at the National Institute of Metrological Research (INRIM) in addition to the primary reference measurement systems for ac current calibrations at INRIM. This technique is traceable to the national standards of dc resistance, dc voltage, and ac current rat... View full abstract»

• ### Intelligent Selection of Calibration Points Using a Modified Progressive Polynomial Method

Publication Year: 2012, Page(s):2519 - 2523
Cited by:  Papers (4)
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Measurement errors such as gain, offset, nonlinearity, hysteresis, and cross-sensitivity degrade sensor performance, meaning that self-compensation becomes an important aspect in the maintenance of smart sensors. The progressive polynomial calibration (PPC) method is a step-by-step compensation algorithm that can fix some of the aforementioned errors by using microprocessors. In this paper, a modi... View full abstract»

• ### A Compensation Method With a Standard Square Wave for Precise DC Measurement of Mutual Inductance for Joule Balance

Publication Year: 2012, Page(s):2524 - 2532
Cited by:  Papers (15)
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The precise dc-based measurement of the mutual inductance is one of the key issues in the Joule Balance method used to determine Planck's constant h. Here, a new compensation method with a standard square wave is provided. The dc value of the mutual inductance is obtained by measuring the integral area of the induced voltage. To increase the accuracy of this integral method, we just accurat... View full abstract»

## Aims & Scope

Papers are sought that address innovative solutions to the development and use of electrical and electronic instruments and equipment to measure, monitor and/or record physical phenomena for the purpose of advancing measurement science, methods, functionality and applications.

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